eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2022

Technology has become integral to education, 71% of US students claim to use laptops in the classroom ( McKinsey ). In 2016, the self-paced eLearning industry made up $46.67 She has been with SmarterServices since the company’s inception and has seen it from a company of fewer than 5 employees to over 50 employees nationwide.

EdTech 89

EdTech Industry Laptops Company 89

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. SIIA also created an “incubator” program in 2006 to support early-stage education companies, long before the idea became popular in the edtech industry. billion in U.S.

Industry 165

Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 165

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

These days, fingerprint scanners and cameras are regular parts of school life—on the ceilings watching students walk, and on their laptops analyzing their facial expressions. In 2016 ProPublica reported that 236 schools in New York City required students to go through some sort of scanner to enter schools.

Kickboard 121

Kickboard Laptops Social Media Data 121

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The total volume of PC sales in that market fell by 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, despite solid numbers in the U.S. According to Futuresource, volumes in the first half of 2016 increased to 6.4 percent of units sold in the second quarter of 2016, up from 6.3 million shipments from 5.7

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E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Michael Wang, CEO of Beacon Education, a Beijing company I consult with that delivers U.S. In 2016, MOOCs claimed more than 10 million enrollments in the country. online degrees to Chinese working professionals, says that China’s distance-learning programs are largely two- to three-year, second-rank vocational and professional schools.

MOOC 144

MOOC Flipped Classroom Course Laptops 144

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

We track our health with wearable wristbands, our smartphones are basically pocket-sized laptops capable of doing and finding what we need within seconds, and the majority of our communication channels have turned digital. For instance, in a 2016 Unit4 study, students gave their opinion on schools’ use of technology. A third of U.S.

Smartphone 89

Smartphone Laptops Tablets Industry 89

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In its 48-year history, Curriculum Associates has acquired only one company. His company’s flagship digital product, i-Ready , is a K-8 math and literacy tool used by nearly 15 percent of K-8 students across the country. “I The two companies have had on-and-off conversations about partnership opportunities since 2012.

Company 106

Company Chromebook Learning Gamification 106

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Swanson says she was drawn to Slack because of the role the company is playing in changing how people communicate with technology. One challenge of being at a fast-growing company, she says, is making sure information about how things work is maintained and shared as new employees quickly come onboard. Pull Learning'.

Professional Learning 110

Professional Learning Classroom Edcamps Learning 110

Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

It's also an deeply uncomfortable time to be an American with any sort of subject matter expertise — it has been since well before the 2016 election, but particularly since then. The company was founded in 1998 by UC Berkeley doctoral students who were concerned about cheating in the science classes they taught.

Software 141

Software ProctorU Company Data 141

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016 , which reports on a trend that I’ve seen in tracking K-12 cyber incident reports: school districts suffering repeat cyber incidents, even in the short time I’ve been tracking the issue (since the start of 2016).

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb transformed her classroom into a blended learning environment using her class website as a launchpad, as well as laptops and iPads with her students daily. In 2016, Debra was Johnston’s District Teacher of the Year, and was a finalist for state Teacher of the Year for Rhode Island.

Classroom 193

Classroom Blended Learning Company Groups 193

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Technology companies offer their products as the solution, and technology advocates promote the narrative of techno-solutionism. If schools are struggling right now, education technology companies — and technology companies in general — are not. Tech companies are dominating the stock market. Let me fix that sentence.

Robotics 83

Robotics Software Company ProctorU 83

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we took notes on our $2000 laptops, those stats seemed too far off. As video technology continues to improve and virtual learning environments begin to rival in-person options, a growing number of companies will provide new pathways for learners to acquire a variety of skills, from machine learning and management to piano and parenting.

EdTech 176

EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 176

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

The report defines self-paced courseware as being accessed on a desktop or laptop and spanning the K-12, higher education, corporate training, and privately marketed software (such as that produced by language-learning company Rosetta Stone) sectors. billion in 2016. billion drop in worldwide revenue from 2015 to 2021.

Report 58

Report E-rate OER LMS 58

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. DeVonté Trask, 11. Aaaaaaaa ,” the kids chanted.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2019

The space, upgraded in the 2015-2016 school year, is continuously changing. In 2016, a study using brain imaging to examine the effects of standing desks on high school students revealed improvements in working memory as well as in students’ ability to plan, organize and finish tasks. Barrett’s study of 153 U.K.

Classroom 112

Classroom Elementary Report Laptops 112

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Consider the following developments in artificial intelligence: In 2016, the Associated Press began outsourcing its minor-league baseball dispatches to a company called Automated Insights.

Education 101

Education Robotics Assessment Examples 101

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

But many of them are opening up 3D maps and taking virtual tours on their phones and laptops, thanks to location-based and virtual reality software. CampusBird is a product of Concept3D, a location-based software and 3D services company based in Boulder, CO. Some of these students are traveling campus by foot. Image Credit: CampusBird.

Software 83

Software Libraries Laptops Examples 83

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

The “Netflix for education” analogy has become somewhat of a cliché for edtech companies using student data to recommend anything from courses to textbooks. Private companies also took notice. The company also noticed that institutions weren’t as excited about a student-directed degree planning tool as they had expected. “We

Course 110

Course Data System Company 110

The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

Furthermore with companies like Neverware which can turn most any old device into a high-speed Chromebook, cost and tech support are no longer the barriers they once were. For a recap of all ten considerations visit https://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2016/10/essential-guide-to-modern-learning-10.html

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Internet Safety E-rate Laptops 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Adam Welcome

MAY 22, 2016

Jessica is a 2016 NAESP/VINCI Digital Leader of Early Learning and an awesome person to connect with. Sphero pic.twitter.com/Q6vyJKI7wQ — jessica cabeen (@JessicaCabeen) May 17, 2016 The ability to collaborate with many different groups of people on challenging tasks and under pressure would be a huge asset to have in any employee.

Social Media 61

Social Media STEM Future Ready Elementary 61

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2017

Gearing up for their district’s password-reset day in October, teachers and school administrators in Raytown, Missouri, watched a spoof video “gym” tour by their tech-support staff, who offered tips for stronger passwords amidst “laptop lunges” and “cross-tech” training. But the data protections of these vendors can’t be taken for granted.

Training 40

Training Data Student Data Privacy Policies 40

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2016

Like many education technology companies in the Silicon Valley, our demographic makeup does not reflect the education system that we report on. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in education. What do our races afford us? What about our socioeconomic statuses? But we will try.

Guidelines 60

Guidelines EdTech Laptops Report 60

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

The new analysis, titled “Teachers and Technology Use in the Classroom: Exclusive Survey Results,” represents an in-depth follow up to the Education Week Tech Confidence Index , released earlier this month as part of Education Week’s 2016 Technology Counts report. See also: Looking to Land a District PD Contract?

Survey 50

Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 50

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

In 2016, Lindsay Unified, a school district in California’s Central Valley, asked the city of Lindsay if the district could locate antennae on the community’s tallest buildings to expand its own network in order to provide free community Wi-Fi. “I came from a grades-based system,” he said. Getting there wasn’t easy.

Online Learning 131

Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 131

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

What's more, as students increasingly use devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets in the classroom, schools have had to adapt to find the best way to integrate that technology into the curriculum. After reading about the results of learning studios on other campuses, JCCC partnered with classroom furniture company.

Data 60

Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. Starting in 2016, Lynn supplied an iPad Pro to each undergraduate, seeing the new devices as replacements for laptops. But today the device’s presence in classrooms is spotty.

iPad 60

iPad Tablets Mobility Software 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

She chose the high school because she believed it could give her access to the type of company she wants to work for in the future. million donation from H-E-B in 2016. On a recent Tuesday, Madisyn was one of 30 CAST Tech students on a field trip to a Microsoft store, where they got to test drive some of the company’s newest products.

E-rate 98

E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Educators with non-EDU technologists: JAMF is a well known provider of tools that help organizations deploy and manage Apple computers, laptops, tablets, phones, and their users. According to the Edcamp website, since 2010 there have been over 700 events in 25 countries.

Edcamps 60

Edcamps iPad Industry Groups 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2018

Gathered around a large wooden table in the computer room at Red Bank Regional High School, the girls, working on school-issued black Dell laptops, snack on lunch from brown paper bags and occasionally help themselves to Oreo cookies from a communal pack. Of New Jersey’s 1,111 computer science graduates in 2016, only 15 percent were women.

STEM 108

STEM Report System Survey 108

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state. At the more extreme end of the spectrum, some high school students enroll in virtual schools for all or some classes, which may be run by states, nonprofits, universities, or private companies. Quality can vary greatly. Why Mississippi?

Online Learning 66

Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 66

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Through our cloud-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS), educators can source and control the delivery of quality and validated educational content from their own tablet, laptop or desktop. When a teacher selects an application from their tablet, laptop or desktop it is presented on the presentation display (IWB, TV or projector).

Learning Analytics 40

Learning Analytics Gamification Assessment Industry 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

In the foreground, music teacher Ryan Olsen operates the sound on a laptop. An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Photo: Eveline Chao for The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 77

Dropout Elementary Report Common Core 77

MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is the author of the 2016 book Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids. However, Griffin came home to a reality where he still needed a laptop for high school and still used a smartphone to connect with friends. When I ask him about the term “addiction” he doesn’t miss a beat.

Facebook 58

Facebook Social Media Study Gamification 58

Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Schlachter transformed her research into a company, which became a life, which became a legacy. But in 1985, she turned her full attention to running her company. Schlachter’s publishing company flourished. He carries his 10-year-old laptop wherever he goes. Then one for people of color. Her books earned awards.

Libraries 186

Libraries Company Data Tools 186

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2022

In 2020, only 10 percent of Kenyan teachers were using the more than one million laptops distributed through a Digital Literacy Program between 2016 and 2018. Rwanda, an African edtech leader, plowed on with the (formerly) UN-backed One Laptop Per Child initiative without explaining how teachers should work with them.

Training 172

Training Technology EdTech Laptops 172